Culture
The Body Electric: California Versus Uruguay on Queer Issues--Guess Who Wins This Week?
In this corner, California: home to the Bay Area, which is probably among the most queer-friendly places in the world. Though notoriously "pro-H8," California has relatively comprehensive domestic partnership laws and the Bay Area, in particular, offers a host of legal and health services to the... Read more »
New ad campaign equates unprotected sex with eating pistachios. Thanks, Levi Johnston!
You know that feeling you get when you have unprotected sex with the Governor’s daughter, the two of you have a baby, and you become a national punchline? Well, next time you find yourself in that awkward situation, take a cue from teen dad Levi Johnston and turn your regrets into something... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Archie Andrews, Serial Flip-Flopper
I only ever flipped through Archie comics while waiting in line to buy groceries, bored by the overwhelming whiteness of Riverdale and confused by Jughead's hat. But it always seemed weird that a series about such a squeaky-clean golly-gee group of teenagers revolved around something as potentially... Read more »
Sarah Haskins: Fashion Expert on the Rachel Maddow Show
By now maybe you’ve heard of Ralph Lauren model Filippa Hamilton’s contract being terminated because she was “too fat.” (And all this after she was... Read more »
On the Map: Do Do-Gooder Celebs Actually Do Good?
Eco-consumerism is not the answer, Miranda Kerr. Not even if you take off your clothes.
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Sm{art}: Elle Martini leaves you wanting more..
I met her in the backyard. She was soaking up the sun, wishing it would never set. She greeted me with excitement, her energy radiating. When she spoke I could sense she was a strong woman that had worked hard for what she had. I quickly learned that she was a Portland-based writer &... Read more »
The Body Electric: Assume Nothing--Gender, Photography, and the Artist Rebecca Swan
Rebecca Swan's "Assume Nothing" series is a photographic study of gender diversity--spiritual, playful, and powerful. Full interview--including one of her amazing nude pieces--after the jump.
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Elinor Ostrom Gets the Nobel Prize in Economics, and We All Win
These days everyone seems to be caught up in the Obama Peace Prize hullabaloo: He’s only been in office for 9 months! How do we know he deserves it? What if he surges the troops in Afghanistan? Personally, I couldn’t care less. By now, the Nobel Peace Prize is right up there with the... Read more »
Jonathan Safran Foer is "Against Meat." What about you?
Today The New York Times published their food issue. (Mmm…) And while all of the articles are interesting (... Read more »
The Body Electric-Tattoo Part IV (and V and VI): My Continued Response to the Crappy Magazine, "Inked"
In my ongoing attempt to bring you amazing tattoos on queers and/or women--and the often even more amazing stories behind them--I have a treat for you this post. From the vault of a project I'm doing archiving the tattoo stories of people I like, I am happy to introduce you to Arwen--a fantastic... Read more »
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